Celebrity Obituaries
Started by bmwracer · 21 Jan 2006 · 865 replies
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gaijinmark wrote:
Speaking of which, the other day I saw a re-run of "Family Affair". I remember that we used think Sebastian Cabot was fat. Now he just seems average. :shakehead:
Just chunky. ;)
Just read that Whitney Houston passed away at 48 years old.
Tu_triky wrote:Just read that Whitney Houston passed away at 48 years old.
No kidding.
Money and fame sure dont buy everything. :shakehead:
Eve wrote:
No kidding.
Money and fame sure dont buy everything. :shakehead:
Yeah but they buy a lot of f%$in' drugs which are what killed her. Won't be the last time we read this type of story I fear.
Tu_triky wrote:
Yeah but they buy a lot of f%$in' drugs which are what killed her. Won't be the last time we read this type of story I fear.
Details, details..... :beaten:
Tu_triky wrote:Just read that Whitney Houston passed away at 48 years old.
Was shocked to read that this afternoon on the 'net... Though I'm also not surprised, considering her drug issues over the years.
Sad about Whitney Houston! Remeber growing up listining to her music in the 90s! RIP
Any "DeGrassi Jr. High" fans out there? This is some sad news:
DeGrassi actor Neil Hope died 5 years ago
Details here:http://omg.yahoo.com/news/degrassi-actor-neil-hope-died-5-years-ago-212328911.html
DeGrassi actor Neil Hope died 5 years ago
Details here:http://omg.yahoo.com/news/degrassi-actor-neil-hope-died-5-years-ago-212328911.html
^ Rip I loved that show. Caitlin and Joey were my favorites. RIP Whitney and Mr French too.
JackClark wrote:^ Rip I loved that show. Caitlin and Joey were my favorites.
They used to show it on Sunday mornings so I started watching waiting for NFL games to start and got hooked.
I remembered Caitlin, Joey, Snake, Spike, and the twins, but I had to look up a video of it to remember who Wheels was. :ashamed:
gaijinmark wrote:
They used to show it on Sunday mornings so I started watching waiting for NFL games to start and got hooked.
I remembered Caitlin, Joey, Snake, Spike, and the twins, but I had to look up a video of it to remember who Wheels was. :ashamed:
I watched it on PBS on the weekdays at 4pm long time ago. Me too I had to look it up . He was Joey and Snakes friend. :shakehead:
Monkees Davy Jones dead at 66
Rolling Stone – 2 hours 4 minutes ago.
Davy Jones of the Monkees has died of an apparent heart attack at age 66. The singer – who had been on a solo tour this month - complained of chest pains last evening and was admitted to a hospital this morning in Stuart, Florida.
Jones was born in Manchester, England and started acting as a child. In 1964 he had the misfortune of appearing in the cast of Oliver! on the same episode where the Beatles made their debut. The next year he was cast in The Monkees, a comedy show/band inspired by the success of the Beatles. They were an instant hit in the ratings and the record shops, scoring massive singles with "Last Train To Clarksdale," "I'm A Believer," "Stepping Stone" and "Pleasant Valley Sunday." Jones – who played tambourine in the band – was the lead vocalist on the classics "Daydream Believer" and "I Wanna Be Free." At the peak of their popularity in 1967 they sold more albums than the Beatles.
The Monkees music was written by some of the best songwriters of the day, including Carole King and Neil Diamond. As the group grew more popular, they insisted on writing their own music and playing their own instruments. Although their later work has attracted a huge cult audience over the years, their mainstream success quickly dwindled and the group split in 1971. Jones went onto a solo career, and he memorably performed his song "Girl" on an episode of The Brady Bunch.
Jones returned to acting in the late 1970s when his solo career failed to take off, but he found it difficult to escape the shadow of the Monkees. By the mid-1980s Monkee mania was reborn when MTV and other stations began regularly airing old episodes of the tv show. The band – minus Mike Nesmith – reunited for a highly successful reunion tour in 1986. They toured off and on through 2001 when infighting led to another split. Last summer they patched things up for a 45h anniversary tour, though it was called short because of what guitarist Peter Tork called a "glitch."
Jones was on a solo tour at the time of his death, playing as recently as last week.
Rolling Stone – 2 hours 4 minutes ago.
Davy Jones of the Monkees has died of an apparent heart attack at age 66. The singer – who had been on a solo tour this month - complained of chest pains last evening and was admitted to a hospital this morning in Stuart, Florida.
Jones was born in Manchester, England and started acting as a child. In 1964 he had the misfortune of appearing in the cast of Oliver! on the same episode where the Beatles made their debut. The next year he was cast in The Monkees, a comedy show/band inspired by the success of the Beatles. They were an instant hit in the ratings and the record shops, scoring massive singles with "Last Train To Clarksdale," "I'm A Believer," "Stepping Stone" and "Pleasant Valley Sunday." Jones – who played tambourine in the band – was the lead vocalist on the classics "Daydream Believer" and "I Wanna Be Free." At the peak of their popularity in 1967 they sold more albums than the Beatles.
The Monkees music was written by some of the best songwriters of the day, including Carole King and Neil Diamond. As the group grew more popular, they insisted on writing their own music and playing their own instruments. Although their later work has attracted a huge cult audience over the years, their mainstream success quickly dwindled and the group split in 1971. Jones went onto a solo career, and he memorably performed his song "Girl" on an episode of The Brady Bunch.
Jones returned to acting in the late 1970s when his solo career failed to take off, but he found it difficult to escape the shadow of the Monkees. By the mid-1980s Monkee mania was reborn when MTV and other stations began regularly airing old episodes of the tv show. The band – minus Mike Nesmith – reunited for a highly successful reunion tour in 1986. They toured off and on through 2001 when infighting led to another split. Last summer they patched things up for a 45h anniversary tour, though it was called short because of what guitarist Peter Tork called a "glitch."
Jones was on a solo tour at the time of his death, playing as recently as last week.
^ Sad. :(
Condolences to his friends and family.
Condolences to his friends and family.
I saw him play at Epcot a few years ago. He still looked really good.
And sounded the same too.
Thats too bad.
And sounded the same too.
Thats too bad.
Dick Clark dead at 82
Details here:http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/dick-clark-entertainment-icon-nicknamed-americas-oldest-teenager/story?id=16076252#.T48cIatYs9A
Details here:http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/dick-clark-entertainment-icon-nicknamed-americas-oldest-teenager/story?id=16076252#.T48cIatYs9A
Remember the '80s band Men at Work? Bandmember Greg Ham passed away: http://www.smh.com.au/victoria/greg-ham-found-dead-in-house-20120419-1x93x.html
^ Now who'll be the third celeb to pass? :sweat:
Well, since you asked: http://entertainment.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/19/11290229-levon-helm-of-the-band-dies-at-71?lite
Honestly, was not that big a fan of The Band and this news does not come as a big surprise, he's been suffering with the cancer for awhile.
Honestly, was not that big a fan of The Band and this news does not come as a big surprise, he's been suffering with the cancer for awhile.
^ There was also Greg Ham from the group Men at Work: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/19/greg-ham-men-at-work-dead_n_1436750.html?ref=entertainment
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